There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Varese by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
6h 17m€42–204Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain S5
23h 49mBus and ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Samibusferry
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Repubblica to Varesetrain S5
36h 40m€197–406Drive 2,117.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Varesecar 2,117.8 km
20h 46m€385–555Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ATH - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Dateo to Varesetrain
8h 36m€100–238Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ATH - BGY
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain
7h 49m€76–223Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ATH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain
7h 54m€91–275Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Chiassobus
27h 3mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain 632 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varesetrain S5
29h 52m€182–256Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Varesebus
37h 34m€120–135
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Varese is to fly and train which costs €40 - €210 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Varese is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs €40 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Varese. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Varese via Fier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 34m.
The distance between Athens and Varese is 1595 km. The road distance is 2117.8 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Varese without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 23h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Athens to Varese, including transfers.
Athens to Varese bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Varese bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Fier station.
Varese is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 6:54 PM in Athens and 5:54 PM in Varese.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Varese is 2118 km. It takes approximately 20h 46m to drive from Athens to Varese.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Varese, Italy?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Varese via Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloníki, Pristina, Chiasso, Chiasso, Stazione, Mendrisio, Stazione, and Mendrisio in around 27h 3m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Repubblica to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Dateo to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Fier to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €91
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Fier to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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